Posts Tagged ‘cancers’

Why would breast cancer be more important than other cancers?

There is a lot media coverage on breast cancer than any others. Many more organizations gather funds for that cause than any other type of cancer. Why? Why would people divide their efforts and independently search for cures against that specific type of cancer? Wouldn’t it be way more efficient to have a single (possibly international) organization to gather funds for developing a cure against cancer, since it’s the exact same illness in breasts than in intestines and everywhere else?
I know that cancer is an umbrella term, but in molecular terms, the same imbalances and genetic defects give rise to all types of cancer. Sure, many environmental factors give rise to the different types of cancer:
-Skin cancer is mostly caused by UV damage to DNA;
-Evidences point to the bacterium Helicobacter Pilori as a cause of stomach cancer;
-Lung cancers are mostly caused by carcinogens in cigarettes and asbestos;

But breast cancer is on par with all the other types of cancer in terms of ultimate cause: a genetic defect. Cells don’t go astray, they simply execute the genetic information they have; and if part of that information is missing or abnormal, either the cell dies (by apoptosis) or forms cancer

I’m not discriminating women or any such ridiculous thing! That person “…” clearly has a biased opinion of others.
My point is, why not putting more emphasis on “fighting CANCER” than fighting “breast cancer,” if the solutions to breast cancers are the same than for any other

Lymph node dissection may not be necessary for localized non-small cell lung cancers

Lymph node dissection may not be necessary for localized non-small cell lung cancers
Lymph node dissection, the current standard surgical treatment for localized non-small cell lung cancers, may be unnecessary in certain screen-detected early stage cases , according to a study published in the March issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology (JTO), the official journal of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer.

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Sporadic Breast Cancers Start With Ineffective DNA Repair Systems

Sporadic Breast Cancers Start With Ineffective DNA Repair Systems
Breast cancers that arise sporadically, rather than through inheritance of certain genes, likely start with defects of DNA repair mechanisms that allow environmentally triggered mutations to accumulate, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute. The findings, reported this week in …

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Surgery prevents breast cancers in high-risk women

Surgery prevents breast cancers in high-risk women
Women with mutations in the well-known BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes who have their breasts and ovaries removed are much more likely to survive than women who do not get preventive surgery, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

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